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The Henge Monuments of the British Isles: Myth and Archaeology

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<< Text Pages >> Jerusalem Well - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in England in Wiltshire

Submitted by kernunos on Sunday, 24 April 2005  Page Views: 8287

Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Jerusalem Well
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 1.467 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Wiltshire Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Devizes  Nearest Village: Urchfont
Map Ref: SU040574
Latitude: 51.315697N  Longitude: 1.943992W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
2 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
3

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Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Wiltshire

This used to be the main water source for the old village within living memory. The water flows into a rectangular stone structure situated beside the road. Two steps lead down to the water in the dipping well.
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SU0357 : New housing at Peppercombe [1] by Michael Dibb
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SU0457 : Urchfont Village Hall by Michael Garlick
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SU0357 : Village hall by Michael Dibb
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SU0357 : Urchfont Village Hall: Plaque built into the south wall by Michael Garlick
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SU0357 : New housing at Peppercombe [2] by Michael Dibb
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 3.9km SW 220° Northbrook Well Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SU015544)
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 7.1km NE 46° All Saints Church Stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (SU0908262340)
 7.2km NNW 340° Devizes White Horse* Hill Figure or Geoglyph (SU01596414)
 7.8km E 86° Cat's Brain* Long Barrow (SU1185057889)
 7.9km NNE 33° Rybury Camp* Hillfort (SU083640)
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 8.5km N 10° Roughridge Hill Long Barrow* Long Barrow (SU05466578)
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